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Monday, 20 April 2009

THE PIRATE BAY


Its been a while since I blogged but what brings me back this time around is not any philosophical realization, it is a site that millions of people around the world have used.

The Pirate Bay, it is a site which provides torrents for many softwares, games, movies and music. Even though a sense of ethics causes out judgment to pass the verdict of "illegal" or perhaps "unethical" to the site I write this post on a very neutral note.

For years this site has benefited those who cant spend so much money on music, games and movies as some of the well to do people can. the not so privileged have often downloaded music and once they have liked may be they have gone to buy these musics from the store, they cant afford to buy just any music album that releases just to see if they are good enough, the site has benefited them thus.

People must now realize that the reason why "piracy" exists is because of lack cheap and available entertainment commodity [movies, music and software].

for some piracy is illegal but for some it is the only way to go.

Friday, 8 August 2008

Raksha Bandhan: In the 21st Century

Origin: Indra's fight with Vritra - Indra, the king of devtas (gods), had lost his kingdom to the asura (demon) Vritra. At the behest of his Guru Brihaspati, Indra's wife Shachi tied a thread around her husband's wrist to ensure his victory in the upcoming duel.

The Friendly Knot
It won’t be wrong to say the fashionable friendship band in vogue today is an extension of the Rakhi custom. When a girl feels a friend of the opposite sex has developed a kind of love too strong for her to reciprocate, she sends the guy a Rakhi and turns the relationship into a sisterly one. This is one way of saying, "let’s just be friends", without hurting the other person's soft feelings for her.

Social Anomaly
Women society still needs her brothers to protect her from her husband or if she still looks at the face of brother to get help, this shows nothing but the lack of confidence & sense of inferiority complex caused by society only.

Conclusion and Question:
Raksha Bandhan what is its purpose it does not always signify the existence of a chaste relationship between two individuals of the opposite sex, Has it been reduced to jst a thread that is tied for namesake?

I ask this question to all What has Raksha Bandhan been reduced to in the 21st century?